The Jets allowed ESPN's Sal Palantonio to view their draft board, which had Richardson as the No. 1 player. Richardson also said the team asked for his information so it could call him on draft day if it trades up from No. 16 to take him.

This all seems a little too convenient. Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News spoke to one Jets official who said, "It's ridiculous." The Jets like Richardson, but the cost to move up high enough to get him would be way too prohibitive.